Regulation & law · 07/10/2009

NMFS Corrects Regulations for Groundfish Observer Program in Alaska's Exclusive Economic Zone

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has made four corrections to regulations governing the North Pacific Observer Program, reinstating observer coverage requirements for catcher/processors and motherships participating in the pollock fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, and addressing other errors and outdated information.